Mindfulness in the Higher Education Classroom - Improving Student Knowledge Retention with Meditation

Abstract

New research shows that even very simple forms of meditation training can
enhance the cognitive skills required for successful knowledge retention. This
session will explain why researchers believe that meditation can improve students'
performance. Session participants will learn how to teach or administer a simple
form of meditation called the "counting method" that is taught to novices within
the Zen Buddhist meditation tradition. The main purpose of this form of meditation
training is to improve the practitioner's concentration, which allows students to
learn more during lectures or study sessions.